Murray Kempton
American journalist
Died when: 79 years 140 days (952 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
James Murray Kempton (December 16, 1917 – May 5, 1997) was an American journalist and social and political commentator.He won a National Book Award in 1974 (category, "Contemporary Affairs") for The Briar Patch: The People of the State of New York versus Lumumba Shakur, et al.
Reprinted, 1997, with new subtitle The Trial of the Panther 21.He won a Pulitzer Prize (category, "Commentary") in 1985 "for witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career."
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